Owner Of 3 Firms Charged With Fraud

August 16, 1990

OAKBROOK TERRACE — A 47-year-old owner of three west suburban electronic security firms was charged in U.S. District Court Wednesday with defrauding the Bank of Westmont of $295,000 in a fraudulent billing scheme.

Charles W. Roberts of 18W575 S. Frontage Rd., Lemont, is also charged with bilking the First National Bank of Mt. Prospect and the First National Bank of Blue Island of $90,000 by writing checks without sufficient funds in his account to cover them.